Suffering is never a fun topic to discuss. Let’s face it, there are more exciting things to talk about than suffering, grief, heartache and hardship. Unfortunately, suffering is something we all face at some time. The sad reality is that most of us are unprepared for suffering when we encounter it.
I do not have all […]
We are witnessing the end of an era in American Christianity. Dr. D. James Kennedy died yesterday, September 5. Dr. Kennedy apparently suffered from complications of a cardiac event he experienced last Christmas. Dr. Jerry Falwell died just several months ago. These men, along with several others, served as public icons of conservative, American Christianity.
Dr. […]
I started a new poll today on the Christian community’s use of Internet technology for ministry. The poll is in the left sidebar on the site. You may vote only once per poll, but you can check back as often as you wish to see how the results are coming. This poll will run until […]
Fellowship Of The Martyrs offers an interesting little video titled “10 Great Ways To Be Sure You Will Die Spiritually.” The entire video runs about 10 minutes.
My favorite quote from the video?
“There is no rich, fat, lazy, comfy, American acceptable walk in the Bible.” Amen.
My favorite points? (For those of you on dial-up who can’t […]
There is an interesting video on YouTube about “weighing in” after our lives are over. The video compares people’s thoughts and attitudes about justification and salvation. This video is well worth watching.
You can watch the video on YouTube here.
Thanks to Rick Ianniello for the tip.
Emerging Grace offers a post titled “A More Generous View.” Grace offers 20 posters that well represent the heart of the emerging movement as I know it. The posters were created as a positive response to some over-the-top posters another site put out criticizing the emerging church movement.
Grace offers this introduction to the posters:
“I didn’t […]
Do you ever feel like you are just going through the motions? Do you ever look around you and wonder what keeps people going? Most people I know operate out of “resignation.”
They don’t like their jobs or their work
They don’t like much of their lifestyle
They generally feel as though they are missing something
They can’t wait […]
We tend to have a real preoccupation with our appearance. Some recent studies report that American’s spend around $1,000 per person on clothing each year. That number does not include all the other categories of personal care that consume our money. Now, I am not arguing that we do not need clothing; however, you don’t […]
Online social networking may not be the first thought that comes to mind when you think of church, but maybe it should be. Churches are beginning to discover the power of online social networking to reach and disciple people into active followers of Jesus Christ. This is like the printing press all over again - […]
According to the Apostle Paul, Jesus set us free for freedom.
“For freedom Christ has set us free.” (Galatians 5.1 NRSV)
We were set free so that we could live free. Jesus did not die to set us free in order for us to sell ourselves back into bondage.
Paul continues on with this strong warning:
“Stand firm, therefore, […]
